Amon Amarth releases first part of their new studio documentary The Heathen Diaries

Swedish viking metallers Amon Amarth has posted the first part of their new studio documentary The Heathen Diaries online and you can watch it below. The documentary explores the band’s creation and recording process behind their new record “The Great Heathen Army”. “The Great Heathen Army” album was recorded with Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage) and according to the band is one of their heaviest albums to date. Vocalist Johan Hegg says about the album:

“Overall The Great Heathen Army is one of the heavier albums we’ve made. There are some dark and heavy songs that are really powerful and in-your-face, but we obviously have some trademark melodic Amon Amarth songs on there as well, and a few surprises too. It’s a really well-balanced album. It sounds great. Andy Sneap is awesome. It was great to be able to work with him again.”

Guitarist Olavi Mikkonen adds:

“We’ve been away making new music and we’re back with new darker, more death-metal sounding album. If Berserker was our ‘heavy metal’ album, then The Great Heathen Army is our ‘death metal’ album. But with that said, it’s still very much contemporary Amon Amarth, but perhaps style-wise we have gone back to our roots a little bit.”